SpiritualSnorkel said:

The Amsterdam Shag by Peter Stokkebye is a halfzware that's very, very similar to Bali Shag.



It's the only one I've tried of the line. They've got a Turkish, Danish, Norwegian, a London export, etc. A bit on the pricey side but nothing absurd considering how expensive it's all become anyway. But Krash, if you're looking for a quality RYO that is similar to Bali, that's the closest it gets.

If I could find a Dutch guy willing to send me some Zware Van Nelle tobacco, I'd be ... Shit, even the Drum is better over there.

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Divinity said:

Bali Shag is delicious

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I would agree...

This past summer at a gathering in the woods a kind fellow rolled up a stoge for me, filled with Bali Shag. First time I had it, good stuff



I'm not a big tobacco smoker, I will occasionally have a cigarette with a friend if I've been drinking...A nicotine buzz is nice every once in a while.









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On Feb. 4, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law an expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), to add $35 billion in funding to the program, which provides insurance for children in families making less than $80,000 a year. The additional funding comes from increasing taxes on tobacco products, with the roll-your-own and make-your-own (RYO/MYO) tobacco categories hardest hit, seeing the tax on these products go from $1.0969 per pound to$24.62 per pound, a whopping 2,400 percent increase! The tax goes into effect on April 1, 2009.

What can you do to continue to enjoy tobacco at a relatively inexpensive cost? Until the United States Treasury’s Alcohol, Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau likely changes the definition of pipe tobacco to make it taxable like RYO/MYO, you can make your own cigarettes using pipe tobacco, which at the moment will only be taxed at $2.8311 per pound.

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blewmeanie said:

12.00 an oz?

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Acidic_Sloth said:

the Turkish and London Export are also really good; the Danish and Norwegian i have not tried.

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I wanted to try the Turkish Export the last time I bought the Dam, but I lost the plot. I'm getting 1lb shag, and will trade off with a friend for some Norwegian which is blended with oriental tobaccos like the Turkish.

They don't seem to have the Turkish available on pipetobacco.com.

Prisoner#1 said:

it's a shame that before he's out of office smokers will be smuggling
tobacco in  from canada where it'll be cheaper

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You're probably right.

If I was back in Kentucky I'd plant some in the backyard and build a little shed to cure it in.

SpiritualSnorkel said:

Well, my Amsterdam 'pipe tobacco' arrived today. Smells and tastes like the shag I know and love, but the cut is wide and unruly. Hand-rolling is possible but feels like I'm rolling cigs in a funhouse mirror.

I'm going to pick up some tubes and borrow my friend's injector because I think this stuff will work great with it.

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